AUTHOR=Al-Kodmany Kheir TITLE=Sustainable High-Rise Buildings: Toward Resilient Built Environment JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainable Cities VOLUME=4 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-cities/articles/10.3389/frsc.2022.782007 DOI=10.3389/frsc.2022.782007 ISSN=2624-9634 ABSTRACT=

This article examines outstanding “sustainable” skyscrapers that received international recognition, including LEED certification. It identifies vital green features in each building and summarizes the prominent elements for informing future projects. Overall, this research is significant because, given the mega-scale of skyscrapers, any improvement in their design, engineering, and construction will have mega impacts and major savings (e.g., structural materials, potable water, energy, etc.). Therefore, the extracted design elements, principles, and recommendations from the reviewed case studies are substantial. Further, the article debates controversial design elements such as wind turbines, photovoltaic panels, glass skin, green roofs, aerodynamic forms, and mixed-use schemes. Finally, it discusses greenwashing and the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable design.